halluciness-blog - Tumblr blog

[halluciness-blog]

poses across a library desk. 'do me.'

           ‘  alright,  princess,  spread your legs.  ‘

[halluciness-blog]

@scattersouls gets me

[halluciness-blog]

Mercury’s Soft Semblance

So the interesting thing about Mercury’s semblance isn’t that his father stole it but why. 

I’m sorry you didn’t have a mommy that loved you, but I had a father who hated me. He never went easy on me. Every day of training was a beating. And when I unlocked my semblance, he stole it with his. “This is a crutch. This makes you weak.” He told me I could have it back when I was strong. So I got strong. But I never got it back. I’ve had to work harder than anyone to get where I am. You may not like it here without Cinder, but I think I’m right where I’m supposed to be.  

There are only two reasons why Marcus Black would take Mercury’s semblance away from him and refer to it as a crutch that makes him weak. The less interesting one is that Mercury just relied too much on his semblance during combat and Marcus wanted to train him to be as strong as possible without using his semblance first. To me that seems less likely, there would have been easier ways and if Mercury’s semblance had been useful in combat, it would have made more sense to train that semblance as well. 

The second option is that Mercury’s semblance was something that wasn’t really useful in combat, or (at least in Marcus’ eyes) actually hindering from being a successful assassin. It would make sense for it to be something that has to do with emotions or empathy, because being empathetic would most likely keep Mercury from killing them, but there’s a variety of semblances that would work here. If he really had a soft, non-assassin semblance, then it makes sense why Marcus took it from him, and it also makes things a hundred times more interesting all of a sudden. 

Ren said that some think a semblance is an expression of someone’s personality. Mercury having a soft semblance (I’ll just use that term from now on, you get what I mean) would then maybe hint on him being different than his father, or on him having a soft side to him that has been buried deep under years of violence, pain and abuse. But what I think is even more interesting is that Mercury wanted his semblance back. 

It’s quite symbolic. Mercury was abused and beaten, then he unlocks his semblance and it reveals that he’s not the cold assassin his father wants him to be, that there is still a soft side to him, and still hope. His father takes that away from him, a symbol of him taking away his son’s innocence (Overrun by the hate and the beatings defiled by a father) but instead of just giving in, Mercury works hard to get strong so he can get it back, still clinging to that small part of him that distinguished him from his father. But he only ever knew pain and violence as Tyrian has pointed out, so when he tried to get his semblance back from his father violently, his father died and his semblance died with him. 

The interesting part about Mercury having a soft semblance isn’t that he had it in the first place, but that he wanted it back, that he fought hard to get it back, that he failed to get it back because he was only using the violence his father had taught him, and that he’s still bitter about his father having stolen it from him. If he really was the cold assassin his father wanted him to be then he would have already realised that his semblance really did make him weak, he’d be glad to be rid of it, but he’s bitter about being robbed of that part of him, and that shows that there’s more to Mercury than what he’s trying to show here. Tyrian has seen right through.

After all Mercury is nothing but a kid tricked into following Cinder, a victim of abuse without any drive or any direction, and all he has ever learned was pain and violence, and now he’s too afraid to leave it. 

[halluciness-blog]

Doodled a pair of problem children

[halluciness-blog]

fallrot‌:

each pained recoil only further prompted the maiden to stop , turn to face the gem with a remorse - filled expression . why did i leave them for so long   ?   she had to stop blaming herself , but the thoughts seemed intent to relentlessly beat against her skull . ❛   i walked .   ❜   her answer was shrouded in ambiguity , in spite of how callous it seemed . it was better to leave emerald in the dark about this   —   she didn’t need to know .   ❛   something that you seem to be struggling with .   ❜   at least there was an attempt to lighten the mood . human arm dipped under serpent’s legs , while cursed limb supported her neck   &   shoulders .   ❛   if i knew i’d be carrying you , i’d be less inclined to return .   ❜

    being lifted hurt at first ; strangled hiss slipping past cobra’s fangs before getting accustomed to the new position. emerald couldn’t help but lay her head against cinder’s shoulder, lulled by the closeness they shared. cinder was her only family,  emerald remembered telling mercury. cinder doesn’t care about you. didn’t she ? whether it was emerald’s delusions or not,  cinder was the family she had ( &. needed. )  ‘  maybe you should leave again.  ‘  gemstone suggested sourly.

[halluciness-blog]

fallrot‌:

more often than not , temptress of flames wouldn’t allow the touch of another so casually , but she knew full well that emerald needed to step out of the abyss on her own terms   —   allowing her arm to stay in her grip as long as she needed . she expected the answer , yet it didn’t erase the violent expression playing `pon marred features . salem could do whatever she wanted to cinder , but her underlings were off - limits . they were cinder’s , not salem’s .   ❛   we need to get you cleaned up .   ❜   voice barely parts the grit of teeth . fingers wrap gently around faunus’ wrist , tugging .   ❛   lets go .   ❜ 

         there was nothing they could do about salem’s rage. while emerald brought it on herself,  it was bound to happen sooner or later regardless --- especially now that emerald had the idea of leaving plastered in her mind.  getting cleaned up sounded nice in theory,  though faunus struggled to leave the bed &. cried out involuntarily when she finally managed to. gemstone looked tired,  unwell --- bruises &. cuts lining her dark skin.  it hurt,  but emerald didn’t stop ; instead following cinder amidst whimpers of pain.  ‘  h - how are you here ?  ‘

[halluciness-blog]

fallrot‌:

a quirk of brow   &   tilt of skull were offered in response , silence brewing betwixt their forms . fall knew that the outcome at haven would take it’s toll on emerald , being away from cinder for so long   —   it was only natural that questions would rattle her mind   &   regret burrow deeper into bone than marrow . human hand raised inches in front of serpent’s visage , fingers clicking in unison with voice :   ❛   enough .   ❜   tender touches would only further the delusion at this point . discipline was needed .   ❛   answer my question , emerald . i am not one of your hallucinations .   ❜

                                                                   @halluciness​ continuation.

           the snapping irritated her more than anything,  glazed over crimson slowly clearing up. she reached out &. weakly grabbed at cinder’s wrist --- only to feel how solid she was. how was she here ? carefully emerald set maiden’s hand down,  uncertainty causing fear to butcher gemstone’s expression.  ‘  you ---  ‘  this wasn’t part of her torture ? emerald wouldn’t put it past salem to create an illusion this real ; &. what did she have left to lose ?  ‘  salem. salem did it.  ‘ 

[halluciness-blog]

damn all em had to do was cash salem outside for her parents to dote on her :/

[halluciness-blog]

digits belonging to human hand trace over the outline of wound, cautious not to damage it further, almost protectively so. visage contorts, remnants of anger burrowing into skin, maimed & untouched alike. "who did this?" she knows exactly who the culprit is, but she needs to hear it from emerald's lips.

         EMERALD COULDN’T BE FOOLED. the cobra tensed up in response to cinder’s touch,  her lips pressed in a firm line. it felt like she remembered, &. yet. . .  ‘  you’re not real.  ‘  faunus spoke out,  her voice hoarse &. barely recognizable. the injury on her abdomen proved nothing in comparison to all else salem had done to her. now that it was ( seemingly ? ) over,  why would gemstone allow salem her tricks ?  ‘  cinder doesn’t care.  ‘ 

[halluciness-blog]

also who wanna take bets on whether or not emerald lives through this salem thread

[halluciness-blog]

I’ve been playing Em two and a half years n I just gotta say........... i fuckin love her

[halluciness-blog]

      emerald wasn’t gentle about removing her fangs from tough skin, crimson gaze widening before feeling claws clutch at her stomach. immediately emerald tensed up, fearful, blood starting to drip from puncture wounds.   ’   you can do whatever you want to me, cunt.   ’   gods it sounded like heaven to cobra’s ears hearing salem falter.

     it didn’t matter what happened to her anymore. mercury was right —- cinder couldn’t care less, &. despite tyrian’s advice. . . nothing made the faunus happy. not with mercury on edge, not with summer &. hazel missing.   ’   do your fuckin’ worst.   ’

[halluciness-blog]

a relationship with a good flirt to roast ratio

[halluciness-blog]

       ’   you can’t do this. you can’t treat the people who respect you like garbage.   ’   perhaps that’s where cinder learned it from. emerald didn’t need to stop salem —- she needed to get this anger out. without truly thinking it through, faunus lunged forward &. sunk her fangs deep into salem’s shoulder.

halluciness‌:

        ‘  he hasn’t DONE ANYTHING !  ‘  cobra hissed,  two quick steps forward &. baring her fangs at the witch.  ‘  let me see him or i swear —  ‘

    cold laughter cut off the girl’s tirade, crimson gaze rife with malice.   if she wanted to talk back, salem would ensure she suffered the same fate as her beloved bear.      ❛     oh, emerald.   you don’t truly think you have the power to stop me?   step any closer, speak another word, and i will cut out your tongue.  do not test my patience.     ❜

[halluciness-blog]

Emerald about Mercury: sir, that’s my emotional support douchebag

[halluciness-blog]

hoardofheroes‌:

     ❛     hazel will learn the consequences of failure and arrogance, and once he has, you will be allowed to see him.     ❜     a subtle tilt of her head, eyes narrowing.     ❛     assuming the bear can speak once i’m through.     ❜

        ‘  he hasn’t DONE ANYTHING !  ‘  cobra hissed,  two quick steps forward &. baring her fangs at the witch.  ‘  let me see him or i swear ---  ‘

[halluciness-blog]

but like on this blog,  hazel being emerald’s dad is canon.